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Top 15 Gangster Films

posted 15 years ago by DylansFearFiles
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No order:

1. Goodfellas (1990)- Starring Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci.

2. Scarface (1932)- Starring Paul Muni and George Raft.

3. Dillinger (1973)- Starring Warren Oates and Ben Johnson.

4. Public Enemies (2009)- Starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale.

5. Donnie Brasco (1997)- Starring Johnny Depp and Al Pacino.

6. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)- Starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway.

7. Heat (1995)- Starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro.

8. The Godfather (1972)- Starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert Duvall and James Caan.

9. The Godfather Part II (1974)- Starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, and Robert Duvall.

10. Casino (1995)- Starring Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci.

11. The Departed (2006)- Starring Leonardo Di Caprio, Matt Damon and Jack Nicholson.

12. Carlito's Way (1993)- Starring Al Pacino and Sean Penn.

13. American Gangster (2007)- Starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe.

14. Scarface (1983)- Starring Al Pacino, Stephen Bauer and Michelle Pheifer.

15. Mean Streets (1973)- Starring Harvey Keitel and Robert De Niro.

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[–] JohnWJackBurns88 15 years ago

No real particular order
Goodfellas
Mean Streets
The Public Enemy
The Roaring Twenties
White Heat
The Departed
Scarface(1932)
Dillinger(1973)
Angels with Dirty Faces
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
City for Conquest
Bullets or Ballots
The Godfather
The Godfather Part II
Invisible Stripes

[–] Ironman54 14 years ago

Sorry, any list that doesn't include "White Heat" in the top 5, ain't a serious list !

[–] s-napolitano8 13 years ago

*No order...

-American Gangster
-The Godfather
-The Godfather Part II
-Boardwalk Empire (I know it's not a movie but I love it.)
-Public Enemies
-Once Upon a Time in America
-Scarface ('32)
-Scarface ('83)
-The Public Enemy
-Road to Perdition
-Goodfellas
-Casino
-Bonnie and Clyde
-Gomorrah
-Little Caesar

Honorable Mentions: The Roaring Twenties, Manhattan Melodrama, White Heat, The Racket('28), Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction.

[–] mackjay2 12 years ago

Agree with these lists

And I add:
KISS TOMORROW GOODBYE (1950) a harsh, bleak Cagney gangster movie

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042648/

[–] johnnytf100890 12 years ago

in order

The Godfather Part II
The Godfather
Goodfellas
White Heat
Bonnie and Clyde
The Departed
Pulp Fiction
Scarface- 1932
Little Caesar
The Public Enemy- 1931
Mean Streets
Angels With Dirty Faces
Carlito's Way
G Men
Eastern Promises

[–] bo7047 10 years ago

Thief with James Caan. Agree with all the others listed.

[–] santo1967 9 years ago

Surprised nobody included The Friends of Eddie Coyle on any of these lists.

[–] maxi13 8 years ago

wouldnt say that this is a typical gangster movie...
gangster as mafia as organized crime organisation...
thief is more a heist movie
and more a psychological portrait of one person
instead of being a portrait of this people as a "class"

but yes, its a good movie

[–] maxi13 8 years ago

but okay... some of the movies mentioned above by the others
are also just movies with (professional) criminals...

in that case the pool is amazingly big.
where to start...
and why is "Pulp Fiction" just mentioned once?!
obviously here is the retro corner :-D